Rick
Bladt
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 165
 
Born: December 9, 1946 in Usa, CA, SANTA CRUZ
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 22 DET AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1970 23 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1971 24 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1972 25 DET AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1973 26 DET AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1974 27 DET AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1975 28 DET AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1976 29 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1977 30 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1969 22 AA   137 519 48 115 14 6 2 44 24 6 72 66 .222 .316 .283 .600 53.8  
1970 23 DET AL 124 402 41 77 13 2 3 29 22 4 25 37 .192 .241 .256 .498 27.0 0.0
1971 24 DET AL 53 159 18 38 3 0 1 15 17 6 11 17 .239 .288 .277 .565 13.9 0.8
    AAA   83 334 44 78 7 0 8 31 17 3 30 32 .234 .297 .326 .623 35.8  
1972 25 AAA   137 585 82 129 20 6 14 64 35 9 53 59 .221 .285 .347 .632 63.0  
1973 26 AAA   137 552 55 114 10 1 12 68 30 2 43 57 .207 .264 .293 .557 48.4  
1974 27 AAA   135 528 72 141 25 3 9 63 23 3 48 51 .267 .328 .377 .705 68.4  
1975 28 AAA   137 581 71 133 19 4 7 43 33 10 38 56 .229 .276 .312 .588 52.1  
1976 29 DET AL 54 152 13 34 9 2 3 12 13 1 7 14 .224 .256 .368 .625 15.9 1.4
    AAA   81 316 41 63 12 1 5 23 11 2 27 22 .199 .262 .291 .554 25.6  
    AA   2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2  
1977 30 DET AL 27 13 14 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 .077 .143 .077 .220 0.7 0.0
    AAA   54 230 30 49 3 0 5 19 13 1 19 22 .213 .273 .291 .564 21.0  
4 Years Sim 258 726 86 150 25 4 7 56 57 11 44 69 .207 .253 .281 .534 57.4 2.2
7 Years AAA 764 3126 395 707 96 15 60 311 162 30 258 299 .226 .287 .324 .611 314.2  
2 Years AA 139 527 49 116 14 6 2 44 24 6 72 66 .220 .315 .281 .595 53.6  
9 Years Minors 903 3653 444 823 110 21 62 355 186 36 330 365 .225 .291 .318 .609 367.8  
162 Game Average 455 54 94 15 2 4 35 35 6 27 43 .207 .253 .281 .534 36.0  
Career Highs 124 402 41 77 13 2 3 29 22 6 25 37 .239 .288 .368 .625 27.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   524 68 121 24 3 4 39 47 7 27 48 .231 .269 .311 .581 47.9
vs LH   202 18 29 1 1 3 17 10 4 17 21 .144 .212 .203 .415 7.8
Home 121 335 35 61 8 2 4 21 23 6 25 33 .182 .242 .254 .495 21.5
Away 137 391 51 89 17 2 3 35 34 5 19 36 .228 .263 .304 .567 34.1
RISP   130 0 26 6 0 2 43 0 0 12 12 .200 .262 .292 .554 10.3
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Close/Late   65 17 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 4 .108 .183 .154 .337 0.6
Mar/Apr 79 224 26 50 9 1 2 17 20 1 12 16 .223 .261 .299 .560 20.1
May 88 245 31 54 7 2 3 17 24 6 15 24 .220 .268 .302 .570 21.6
June 34 97 15 18 5 0 0 9 7 1 9 13 .186 .252 .237 .489 6.5
July 26 79 7 12 3 1 1 7 2 2 4 11 .152 .202 .253 .456 2.8
August 27 81 7 16 1 0 1 6 4 1 4 5 .198 .235 .247 .482 4.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1970 23 DET AL CF 71 70 571.0 150 3 4 1 .975 2.41   1.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1971 24 DET AL CF 53 53 452.3 123 4 2 1 .984 2.53   1.8
1976 29 DET AL RF 53 52 418.0 90 4 1 2 .989 2.02   1.0
    LF 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    2B 1 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1977 30 DET AL 2B 4 0 8.0 3 5 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.1
    CF 4 0 6.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.42   0.0
    RF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  CF 128 123 1029.7 274 7 6 2 .979 2.46   2.9
  RF 55 52 422.0 91 4 1 2 .990 2.03   1.0
  LF 5 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  2B 5 0 8.3 3 5 0 0 1.000 8.64   0.1
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   194 175 1471.0 369 17 7 4 .982 2.36   3.9
Career Highs   72 70 572.0 150 6 4 2 1.000 4.63    
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  6. Wayne Terwilliger (976)
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 102nd overall pick, by Detroit in 1969
Injured on 4/22/1969 with a Bruised Neck, out for 3 days
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1970, off Nolan Ryan (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 5/11/1970, off Chris Zachary (TOR)
Injured on 8/31/1974 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Released by Detroit on 6/1/1978